The Amazing Sony A1/A7/A9/APS-C & Anything else welcome Mega Thread!

@JJ!

Yes you can use Eye af very easy what ever mode your in. By default the centre button on the wheel at back hold it in while tracking a human it will pick up the eye.

If you were always changing settings it still easier on the d750 much easier
 
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JJ! said:
Have you tried the Samyang 35mm 2.8?
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Very very similar IQ wise to the Sony 35mm f2.8. Cheaper build but still well made, Slightly noisy when focusing but nothing ear shattering. May be a problem if you do video but I dont. For the cost (£229) from Parks when they had it on offer I couldn't really justify the more expensive Sony. I have used it occasionally when wandering around towns and wanted a more discreet camera set up. It does the job and I am really chuffed with it.
 
nandbytes said:
Why? What difference does it make? its just a label.
Considering cost, build, IQ are all GM level I don't understand why you care so much for how its labelled by Sony :confused::confused::confused:
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The G Masters are better designed and produce a different look compared to the other lenses within the Sony line-up.
https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/g-master-lenses
Sony use a 0.01-micron designed iXA (extreme asphl) lens elements. That's some precision!

But yes, I do like the branding and also perfer the AF-Hold button on the GM's
 
rookies said:
@JJ!

Yes you can use Eye af very easy what ever mode your in. By default the centre button on the wheel at back hold it in while tracking a human it will pick up the eye.

If you were always changing settings it still easier on the d750 much easier
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So what's the process of changing AF mode? I liked just being able to press the AF button and then rotating the front and rear dials to change AF mode, can't you set up the A7 to do something similar?
 
Does anyone know if there are any decent 3rd party batteries available for the A7Riii and A7iii. Sony's battery is listed as £75. I am just wondering if Expro or a n other do a decent equivalent. I cant seem to find anything on line though.... Any suggestions?
 
Riz_Guru said:
The G Masters are better designed and produce a different look compared to the other lenses within the Sony line-up.
https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/g-master-lenses
Sony use a 0.01-micron designed iXA (extreme asphl) lens elements. That's some precision!

But yes, I do like the branding and also perfer the AF-Hold button on the GM's
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That's a bunch of marketing talk on Sony website and AF-hold button has nothing to do with GM

And rendering is subjective, I'd prefer Zeiss lenses and that 50mm is probably the best in it's class. It's better that GM :P
 
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trevjm said:
Does anyone know if there are any decent 3rd party batteries available for the A7Riii and A7iii. Sony's battery is listed as £75. I am just wondering if Expro or a n other do a decent equivalent. I cant seem to find anything on line though.... Any suggestions?
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Personally I would stick to the Sony Z batteries as they are pretty new, not sure if 3rd party batteries are available yet. a £2000-3000 body is a pretty big investment to go boom if a non-Sony battery blew up! :o
You can get them for £67.50 from WEX using code BATTERY0318 but you may have to wait for stock. Most places are out.
To be fair, the new Z series batteries are very under ated, I could easily do a will days shoot with just one battery with juice left over.
 
nandbytes said:
That's a bunch of marketing talk on Sony website and AF-hold button has nothing to do with GM

And rendering is subjective, I'd prefer Zeiss lenses and that 50mm is probably the best in it's class. It's better that GM :p
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There is no 50mm f1.4 GM, so yes its better but only by default! lol
 
Well I just learnt my friend who bough a a7iii same day as me as we were together. Sold it yesterday going to a D850 he just prefer the control the ovf and the grip of the D-SLR for his shooting style. Said EVF started hurt his eyes after a while.
 
Riz_Guru said:
There is no 50mm f1.4 GM, so yes its better but only by default! lol
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Not by default it's better that other 50mm in the same class. It's hard to think how GM could make it better apart from fulfilling your label collection :D
 
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snerkler said:
So what's the process of changing AF mode? I liked just being able to press the AF button and then rotating the front and rear dials to change AF mode, can't you set up the A7 to do something similar?
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Yes pretty much same

Press c3 and move the front wheel
 
trevjm said:
Very very similar IQ wise to the Sony 35mm f2.8. Cheaper build but still well made, Slightly noisy when focusing but nothing ear shattering. May be a problem if you do video but I dont. For the cost (£229) from Parks when they had it on offer I couldn't really justify the more expensive Sony. I have used it occasionally when wandering around towns and wanted a more discreet camera set up. It does the job and I am really chuffed with it.
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I also have the Samyang Lens Station so have been able to update the Firmware on the lens as and when necessary... I have loaned the lens station out to a couple of people on here too so that they can update their firmware... Happy to do so to others if needed,
 
rookies said:
Well I just learnt my friend who bough a a7iii same day as me as we were together. Sold it yesterday going to a D850 he just prefer the control the ovf and the grip of the D-SLR for his shooting style. Said EVF started hurt his eyes after a while.
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Didn’t give it long? Swapping complete systems is going to take a lot of time to fully get to grips with, everything will be different!
 
rookies said:
Well I just learnt my friend who bough a a7iii same day as me as we were together. Sold it yesterday going to a D850 he just prefer the control the ovf and the grip of the D-SLR for his shooting style. Said EVF started hurt his eyes after a while.
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I fully expect my mate to do the same. He’s a small guy but used to shooting with a d700 and d810. He dipped his toe into Fuji but couldn’t adjust to the size and controls. He’s finally buckled and ordered an a7iii but I think he’ll struggle with the transition.
 
Riz_Guru said:
Personally I would stick to the Sony Z batteries as they are pretty new, not sure if 3rd party batteries are available yet. a £2000-3000 body is a pretty big investment to go boom if a non-Sony battery blew up! :eek:
You can get them for £67.50 from WEX using code BATTERY0318 but you may have to wait for stock. Most places are out.
To be fair, the new Z series batteries are very under ated, I could easily do a will days shoot with just one battery with juice left over.
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Thanks for this.. Perhaps I will just get one off of Amazon Prime and be done with it.
 
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JJ! said:
Didn’t give it long? Swapping complete systems is going to take a lot of time to fully get to grips with, everything will be different!
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He didn’t

He kept all his lens just sold d750 as he know if wasn’t happy he get D850

He felt for his big hands control buttons all in wrong places. As we know Nikon have them nicely places near top screen. He prefer the way iso etc can be altered on the Nikon over the Sony he already taken 4000 images on it. Done 3 paid jobs
 
rookies said:
Well I just learnt my friend who bough a a7iii same day as me as we were together. Sold it yesterday going to a D850 he just prefer the control the ovf and the grip of the D-SLR for his shooting style. Said EVF started hurt his eyes after a while.
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You will always get people preferring OVF over EVF, the EVF in the Sony A7 III isnt Sony's best EVF and some do report of niggles. Just one of those things.
 
Riz_Guru said:
He could have turned the EVF brightness down? :o
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Said he had it at lowest settling. He prefer the natural of the ovf.

He doesn’t need see what the image like he bloody brilliant he just walk where he goes and easily knows what settings he need be in
 
The biggest thing is the top screen
 
rookies said:
He didn’t

He kept all his lens just sold d750 as he know if wasn’t happy he get D850

He felt for his big hands control buttons all in wrong places. As we know Nikon have them nicely places near top screen. He prefer the way iso etc can be altered on the Nikon over the Sony he already taken 4000 images on it. Done 3 paid jobs
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He should have got the Sony A7R III and Grip as that is more comparable to the Nikon D850 and its got the better EVF!
Personally I don't think he gave the Sony a long enough run to adapt and get used to it.
 
Riz_Guru said:
He should have got the Sony A7R III and Grip as that is more comparable to the Nikon D850 and its got the better EVF!
Personally I don't think he gave the Sony a long enough run to adapt and get used to it.
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Well he need be confidence as can’t cock up a paid job.

He knows a few who gone back to D-SLR.
 
rookies said:
The biggest thing is the top screen
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Top screens are useful tbh

Riz_Guru said:
He should have got the Sony A7R III and Grip as that is more comparable to the Nikon D850 and its got the better EVF!
Personally I don't think he gave the Sony a long enough run to adapt and get used to it.
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Not everyone's going to like or prefer Sony :p
 
rookies said:
Well he need be confidence as can’t cock up a paid job.

He knows a few who gone back to D-SLR.
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That's why I said he should have given the Sony body some time to get used to the differences, he clearly didn't and he decided it wasn't for him... back to Brickon.
Like @snerkler said, not everybody is going to like or prefer the Sony but you'd think a person would do enough research and hands-on time to make a reasonable choice. :)

Hopefully he didn't make too much of a loss on the Sony.
 
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nandbytes said:
Not by default it's better that other 50mm in the same class. It's hard to think how GM could make it better apart from fulfilling your label collection :D
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You know Sony, they always try and push the bar higher and higher.... perhaps they will being out a FE 50mm f1.2 GM beast? :o
 
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